Gov. Jay Nixon is deciding whether to veto any or all of three gun rights bills that passed the Missouri Legislature this year.

The bills focus on how Missourians get guns and where firearms can and can't be taken. Some of the bills were passed in direct response to federal efforts to reform gun laws in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in December.

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One of the bills is modeled after a policy in the Blue Springs School District, where security officers are allowed to carry firearms.

Resident Daniel Wheeler of Kansas City said that's an idea he can support.

"At least have a responsible person holding a weapon in case students bring a gun into school," he said.

Devin Thomas said he thinks having guns in school buildings for any reason could create problems, especially for students who have anger issues with teachers.

"I'm not saying everything would result in that manner, but you just don't want to have that weaponry around," he said.

Another change would remove the Missouri Department of Revenue, which supervises driver's license bureaus, from the concealed weapons application process. The measure passed in the wake of the controversy over driver's license offices scanning personal information from conceal-carry applications.

New legislation also transfers the entire concealed weapons process to Missouri sheriffs, who do most of it already.

A controversial bill calls for Missouri to ignore any changes in federal laws that would infringe or limit the Second Amendment right to bear arms.

"The Second Amendment seems to be just fine right now," said supporter John R. Doss. "Why play with it?"

"I'm going to fight as hard as I can to keep you with your guns to protect your family," said supporter Thurman Lewis.

Kansas passed a similar Second Amendment law. It prompted U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to warn Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback that the Department of Justice may take Kansas to court over the matter.

Nixon has until mid-July to decide what action to take about the bills. Republicans have large enough majorities in both house of the Missouri Legislature to override any vetoes if they vote together.